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Friday, August 22, 2014

Coconut Banana Upside Down Cake

Yes, this tastes as good as it looks! So delicious. I made it for a potluck and after trying a piece I was a little sad that I had to share the rest. The caramel like topping melts down into the cake making it super moist and delicious. You wont even be able to tell it's a boxed mix. If you like coconut, or cake, or sugar in general, you'll love this recipe.

I found it on the Girl Who Ate Everything Blog! You can click the blog title to view her recipe. I've also copied it below with a few minor changes I made. Give it a try :)

It was so easy to make and looks pretty fancy. Full disclosure though, when I turned it out of the pans only about 5 bananas stayed on the cake. The rest were easy enough to pull out of the pan though and place back on the cake. The caramel like topping is still creamy enough that the bananas sink back into place and look fab. So give it a try!

Grease two 8 or 9 inch round cake pans. (She suggests 8 in. but I used 9 and it turned out fine. If you have 8 in. pans it would probably make the topping thicker) Layer bottom of both pans with sliced bananas.

In a small saucepan, melt butter and add brown sugar and lemon juice. Stir until completely melted and combined. Pour sauce over bananas. Top each pan with 1 cup of the shredded coconut.

Divide cake batter in half and pour into each pan. Spread evenly. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Let rest 5-10 minutes and invert on serving plate. As I said above, many of the bananas might stay in the pan simply pull them out and arrange on cake. Enjoy!

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